Nation of Peaks The Himalaya dominate 80% of Nepal

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Nation of Peaks The Himalaya dominate 80 of
Nepals land area
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Nepal is home to 8 of the 10 highest mountain
peaks in the world

• Everest
• Kangchenjunga
• Lhotse
• Makalu
• Cho Oyu
• Dhaulagiri
• Man Oslu
• Annapurna

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Isolation

• Because of its physical geography, Nepal has
  always been isolated from the outside world.

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Today, however, Nepal has been linked to its
neighbors by roads and air travel .
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Because of recent gains however, some of Nepals
land is facing deforestation
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• This is very dangerous because mountainsides
  without trees act similar to pavement when rained
  on
• The water simply runs down the mountain side
  because the roots of trees and plants are not
  present to hold the water

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The slopes often erode very easily and valleys
are flooded, fields are destroyed and rivers fill
with mud
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• Deforestation is only one of many challenges
  Nepal faces as it becomes more accessible to the
  outside world

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• Tourism has become one of Nepal's biggest
  industries because it attracts thousand of
  climbers and hikers

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• Nepals official religion is Hinduism but the
  founder of Buddhism is from the countrys capital
  Kathmandu
• Many people in the mountains of Nepal practice
  Buddhism

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BhutanHidden Holy Land
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A tiny piece of India separates Bhutan from Nepal
but both countries are similarly isolated
mountain lands
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• While it has some contact with the outside world,
  it has traditionally been very isolated and
  mysterious

• With a population of 900,000, there are less
  people in the country of Bhutan than in the city
  of Birmingham

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• Most people in Bhutan are deeply loyal to
  Buddhism
• and the country is checkered with buddhist
  centers of learning called Dzongs.

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• Almost all the people of Bhutan are either
  farmers or herders and live in very rural areas
• Economic progress over the last twenty years
  however has been remarkable

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Bhutans Development

• Bhutans Government development strategy is
  marked by a unique philosophy, such as measuring
  Gross National Happiness, which emphasizes
  harmony between material wealth and spiritual,
  emotional and cultural well-being

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The development strategy consists of four equally
important goals

• Economic growth and development
• Protecting and promoting cultural heritage
• Protecting and wisely using the environment
• Good governance

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Circle Graph

• Look at the Circle Graph on world religion
• Now look in your textbook on page 482

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Resource Map

• Look at the map in your textbook on page 484.
• What conclusions can you draw about the wealth of
  each country based on the map?